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First off, before I get into the pros and cons, let me say that this anime has one of the most interesting settings, and if you are NOT looking for something new and unique, you should not watch this! =]

With that said, on to my actual review:

The main character is a fighter for a Galactic Alliance for Humanity, and is trying to eliminate the enemy alien race, which they have been fighting ...

First off, before I get into the pros and cons, let me say that this anime has one of the most interesting settings, and if you are NOT looking for something new and unique, you should not watch this! =]

With that said, on to my actual review:

The main character is a fighter for a Galactic Alliance for Humanity, and is trying to eliminate the enemy alien race, which they have been fighting since they existence of the alliance. So, as you can guess, our main character's life is heavily influenced by the military, as is his objectives. He thinks militarily, acts militarily, he lives to kill the enemy.

In one of the raids against the aliens, Ludo, the main character, accidentally crash on a foreign planet with inhabitants strangely similar to humans.

Now this is where it gets interesting.

Ludo has to learn how to speak their language, how he landed there, the culture of these beings and a way to negotiate with them. They are also vastly inferior technologically, so they fear Ludo quite a lot, especially with his huge, overpowered mech. I won't say any more than that, but let me say that the journey will be one of knowledge and hardships.

Pros:
- Well executed scenario. The execution is pretty much flawless, it gets the message across well, the pacing is good enough to keep you excited without missing anything, and the story is well told.

- Likable characters, some are a bit stereotypical, but they didn't go overboard with it. Plus, the variety of characters makes an interesting mix.

- Great environment visuals, the environments look very, very nice. Unique style to them! The characters look pretty decent, but in my opinion, the environments and vehicles (mechs, ships, etc.) looks the best in this show.

- Sound and music are good enough, but nothing too incredible on this front. It is not intrusive, but not noticeable either. I do like the speech effect of the mechs, not too robotic, not too human, just perfect.

Cons:
- A few stereotypes that they could have left out, luckily, they are few so it's not enough to remove a star from the rating.

- One BEACH episode with some fanservice. Obligatory in every anime ever, even without beaches!

- Could have used some more context on the alliance and the war itself by the end of the show. They did try to show us some, but I feel that more would have been great! (Maybe one more episode for explanation?)

I would remove .5 off the rating if I could, but since I can't, I'll leave it at 5. The anime has enough strong points to call off the few stereotypes and fanservice here and there.

Overall, I say it is a recommended watch! Used potential is something that I like to see!

Thirteen episodes of really good personal devlopment of the main protagonist. This show starts off on a bang and then slows down and then picks right back up where it was.

The story is great, probably one of the best twists I have seen in an Anime. Literally is one of the best twists since Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, but not quites as big since it is only a 13 episode series.

This ...

Thirteen episodes of really good personal devlopment of the main protagonist. This show starts off on a bang and then slows down and then picks right back up where it was.

The story is great, probably one of the best twists I have seen in an Anime. Literally is one of the best twists since Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, but not quites as big since it is only a 13 episode series.

This series is not afraid to slow down to enjoy the small subtle moments, the kind that people have every day and sometimes overlook how nice it is to live in societies that we are able to do anything we want. After all stepping from a war bent utilitarian to a democracy like our own is a huge step. That is why I liked this show, because all the charaters were very human and dynamic.

The animation is really well done, and has a nice neon color pallet. There is some obvious 3D objects, but they are pretty high quality.

Sound is amazing! I really enjoyed the music from this show. Much like Mushishi each track has been pain stackenly picked out to accent every event in the show.

I would recomend this show to any anime fan, it asks deep questions about life the universe and everything!

The cover art first had me thinking it was going to be some ONE PIECE type of anime with a mech running around, though, this was very much to my surprise a well written story. Without ruining any of the story giving away too much about it. I will say the main character reminds me of the movie [Soldier] with Kurt Russell. A soldier who basically knows only the life of a soldier & the mission ...

The cover art first had me thinking it was going to be some ONE PIECE type of anime with a mech running around, though, this was very much to my surprise a well written story. Without ruining any of the story giving away too much about it. I will say the main character reminds me of the movie [Soldier] with Kurt Russell. A soldier who basically knows only the life of a soldier & the mission itself. Now taken from what he knows he has to survive entirely in a whole new way. I personally love his attitude of being logical about killing the enemy though this backwards race of people just test his ability to adapt & survive. I am very interested to see how his character develops as the show goes on.

I wish it was more then just then just 13 episodes. They could of gone into more depth, but even for scratching the surface it was AMAZING. I loved the language barrier, love the characters. There was a little lollygagging around the early middle, but it was a great watch.

Despite the prominent mecha on the title art, you can't really call this a mecha anime; the role of the robots is minimal at best. The Mecha's AI, on the other hand, is a major player, and is well used as a narrative device to explain the more subtle details of the world. The characters are realistic and develop in ways that make sense. Romance is lacking; much is hinted at a future between the ...

Despite the prominent mecha on the title art, you can't really call this a mecha anime; the role of the robots is minimal at best. The Mecha's AI, on the other hand, is a major player, and is well used as a narrative device to explain the more subtle details of the world. The characters are realistic and develop in ways that make sense. Romance is lacking; much is hinted at a future between the main characters, but it's left to the viewers imagination. The overall plot is sensible and the series ties everything up fairly cleanly.

In fact, too cleanly. There are ultimately no real villains in this. Just people who occasionally make the wrong decisions. That part is a little too idealistic, frankly. There are no tragic deaths, and nothing to really make you feel that any of your favorite characters are ever really in danger. Ultimately it's just psychological and philosophical discussion on the nature of what is human.

Each episode left me satisfied and progressed into good character development and the series overall raised current (or future) questions for mankind to ponder upon. The music, scenery/drawing style were pleasing and ironically calming. I usually had a good feeling (or filled with great emotion) when I finished watching. It was beautifully done and, to me, well written. It becomes much more ...

Each episode left me satisfied and progressed into good character development and the series overall raised current (or future) questions for mankind to ponder upon. The music, scenery/drawing style were pleasing and ironically calming. I usually had a good feeling (or filled with great emotion) when I finished watching. It was beautifully done and, to me, well written. It becomes much more than the first episode lets on, but you decide for yourselves ;-D !!! I will watch it again.

Mecha anime is not usually my cup of tea, however much fun it is watching big robots smash oversized swords on each others heads, it can get a bit repetitive. This anime is a lot more than that. Beautifully animated this new world is brought to life both the scenes in space and earth look gobsmacking, the idea of living on a flooded earth on boats is quite original i think, never encountered this ...

Mecha anime is not usually my cup of tea, however much fun it is watching big robots smash oversized swords on each others heads, it can get a bit repetitive. This anime is a lot more than that. Beautifully animated this new world is brought to life both the scenes in space and earth look gobsmacking, the idea of living on a flooded earth on boats is quite original i think, never encountered this idea in Sci-Fi till now! Secondly we have a great cast of characters and see a great ark of development a through the series, the disparity between the protagonists at the beginning and end is just fantastic. The mythology, charters, animation are all top notch 5/5 material but it does have some faults unfortunately. Although not so much towards the end there is some unnecessary fan service which just makes me grown. However the main fault is the story is i feel not quite complete, maybe the OVAs will help there. It just feels like it was missing something towards the finale, quite a few threads have been left lose.

All in all watch this show, you will very quickly get drawn in and invested!

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this series. The characters are decently varied and the designs and artwork very impressive. Even the CG meshed pretty well into the general picture (I really don't like CG animation). The story...well, it was short and to the point. Almost too much so. I really think this deserved more than 13 episodes to flesh out more of how the Earth had changed ...

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this series. The characters are decently varied and the designs and artwork very impressive. Even the CG meshed pretty well into the general picture (I really don't like CG animation). The story...well, it was short and to the point. Almost too much so. I really think this deserved more than 13 episodes to flesh out more of how the Earth had changed since people left and how the remaining humans really built things back, but my major concern was with the character development. You got a really good look at Ledo and Amy, but everyone was more of a hint and spotlight kind of deal. Otherwise, this was very well done and definitely worth a look.

I was immediately hooked onto this show, but the love interest is not well developed and the show lags half way through until the last couple of episodes. Definitely worth a watch. Would be a great show if it was only 6 episodes.

About the Show

In the distant future, a planet covered almost entirely by oceans, known as Earth, grows in space. Ledo, a boy who has known nothing but
In the distant future, a planet covered almost entirely by oceans, known as Earth, grows in space. Ledo, a boy who has known nothing but fighting all his life, saw the sea there for the first time. On its vast, faintly green waters, men organize huge naval fleets and live modest but active lives. Due to language and cultural barriers, Ledo lives as a lonely foreigner... but he's not alone. Ledo is just beginning his days on this green planet, asking what he must do to survive here, and what he is living for. ...more